{"id":437278,"date":"2026-01-25T21:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/437278\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T21:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:43:08","slug":"aditi-govitrikar-opens-up-about-childhood-abuse-public-transport-survival-says-one-of-the-perpetrators-was-my-fathers-friend-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/437278\/","title":{"rendered":"Aditi Govitrikar opens up about childhood abuse, public transport survival; says \u2018one of the perpetrators was my father\u2019s friend\u2019 | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Aditi Aditi Govitrikar<\/a>, the first Indian woman to win the Mrs World title in 2001, has spoken candidly about facing abusive experiences at a very young age. In a recent interview, the actor and model reflected on safety, childhood trauma, and how those moments shaped her instincts and resilience over the years.Contrary to common perceptions about big cities, Aditi<\/a> revealed that her most disturbing experiences occurred not in Mumbai, but in Panvel. \u201cHonestly, if you ask me safety-wise, I actually faced more disturbing incidents in Panvel. I had a few abusive experiences there, and it took me a very long time to even process them,\u201d the 51-year-old told Hauterrfly, adding that she didn\u2019t speak about them until adulthood. Recalling that she was barely six or seven years old, Aditi shared that one of the perpetrators was her father\u2019s friend, while another incident involved a random stranger. <\/p>\n

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\u2018Public transport teaches you survival\u2019<\/p>\n

While Panvel was otherwise \u201crelatively safe\u201d compared to places often discussed for safety concerns, those incidents stayed with her. Later, when she began travelling to Mumbai for her studies, safety once again became a constant consideration. \u201cI used to come to Dadar for Agarwal Classes in the 12th standard. At that time, local trains weren\u2019t an option for me, so I travelled by bus. I\u2019ve done it all\u2014public transport teaches you survival,\u201d she said.Talking about coping mechanisms she developed at a young age, Aditi described how she used everyday objects to create personal boundaries. \u201cI had these really big bags on both sides. Inside, I\u2019d put hardboard books and hold them like shields. It was literally my protection. If I got a seat, I\u2019d keep one bag on each side so no one could touch me,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n

\u2018The feeling of violation never feels okay\u2019<\/p>\n

Echoing a reality many women speak about, Aditi agreed that abuse often comes from familiar faces. \u201cYes, absolutely. In my case, one incident involved someone known to the family,\u201d she said, adding that another incident in a market left her shaken despite being too young to fully understand what had happened. \u201cYou just feel so violated. That feeling is horrible\u2014it\u2019s never okay.\u201dAditi shared that it took nearly 15 years for her to speak openly about these experiences. The conversation began organically when friends started sharing their own stories. \u201cThat was the first time all of us spoke about it openly,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

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\u2018I don\u2019t take nonsense anymore\u2019<\/p>\n

The impact of those early experiences, she admitted, still lingers. \u201cThere\u2019s definitely a kind of PTSD. Even today, if someone comes too close in a public space, my body reacts automatically. I\u2019m ready to push. I don\u2019t take nonsense anymore,\u201d she stated firmly.Explaining her outspoken stance on self-defence, Aditi said, \u201cEvery girl learns how to use her elbow\u2014and trust me, a strong elbow hurts!\u201d She also recalled incidents where even security personnel behaved inappropriately. \u201cThey say, \u2018Arre, galti ho gayi.\u2019 That\u2019s not acceptable,\u201d she said. Asked if she was ever told to simply \u201cadjust,\u201d Aditi said no one explicitly said it to her, but she observed it growing up. \u201cI saw my mother. I saw how she adjusted, how she managed situations. You learn by watching,\u201d she reflected, adding that while she rebelled at times, she also learned to navigate the world smartly. \u201cBut today, I stand my ground.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aditi Govitrikar, the first Indian woman to win the Mrs World title in 2001, has spoken candidly about…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[227985,227983,227987,227989,227990,227986,227988,64,63,227984,134,514,19541],"class_list":{"0":"post-437278","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-aditi","9":"tag-aditi-govitrikar","10":"tag-aditi-govitrikar-childhood-abuse","11":"tag-aditi-govitrikar-mental-health","12":"tag-aditi-govitrikar-public-transport","13":"tag-aditi-govitrikar-sexual-abuse","14":"tag-aditi-govitrikar-trauma","15":"tag-au","16":"tag-australia","17":"tag-childhood-abuse","18":"tag-entertainment","19":"tag-mental-health","20":"tag-sexual-abuse"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}